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Thursday 31 March 2011
Libya: Coalition airstrikes continue on Gaddafi forces, U.S. F-15 fighter jet crashes as criticism over no-fly zone mounts
American and coalition forces continued air strikes and missile sorties against forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gaddafi as U.S. struggles to hold together crucial coalition partners.
Obama puts his foreign policy on display: at once, the hand of friendship, the hand of might
SANTIAGO, Chile - Seeking to set an example for the Middle East, President Barack Obama will tout the successful transitions to democracy across much of Latin America during a speech in Chile Monday.
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Kenya?s Mobile & Internet, by the Numbers (Q4 2010)
If you’ve been wondering what the numbers look like for Kenya’s mobile and ISP space, look no further than the latest CCK Report (Communications Commission of Kenya). It’s one of the best documents that I’ve seen, compiling information that you just can’t seem to find anywhere else. Highlights of Q4 2010: There are 22 million [...]
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Islamists Are Elated by Revolts, Cleric Says
A top propagandist for Al Qaeda said in a video posted on the Web that Islamists had been elated by the protests around the Arab world.
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Mali cheers Gaddafi footballers
Thousands of Malians cheer Libya's football team, playing in Bamako because of unrest at home, with many fans carrying pro-Gaddafi posters.
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Has Destabilised North - Bafarawa
Former, Governor of Sokoto state, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has said the north will not forgive former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his role in destabilizing the region's political strength, saying that it is time for the region to re-gain its lost grounds.
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Wednesday 30 March 2011
Kenya
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East Africa: Eight Million Need Food Aid - UN
The number of people in need of emergency food aid in East Africa has increased by 2 million to nearly 8.4 million as drought continues to ravage the region, the United Nations humanitarian arm reported today.
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Rebel Advance Halted Outside Qaddafi?s Hometown
Rebel forces? westward charge was repulsed by those guarding a crucial bastion of support for Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
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Gambia
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Libyans brace for Gaddafi offensive in rebel stronghold of Benghazi
The rebel stronghold braces for a major offensive by the Libyan leader's loyalists, a battle that most expected to be fierce, bloody and likely to decide the fate of the month-old populist rebellion against Gaddafi's 41-year grip on the country.
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U.N. confirms probe into allegations of torture by Gaddafi's forces
The torture inquiry, the latest international move to bring pressure on Libya's Moammar Gaddafi, is confirmed as NATO ministers meet to weigh options for intervention.
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Nigeria: Seven Feared Dead in Bayelsa Political Clashes
Seven persons were feared dead following clashes between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and rival Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa State on Monday. The clash took place in Nembe, the home town of Governor Timipre Sylva.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
The Afrilabs Association
In 2008 a couple of tech guys sitting around a table after Barcamp Nairobi first discussed the idea that eventually would become the iHub. In January 2010 there was another group, this time of people trying to setup their own labs, hubs and coworking environments in other countries across the continent. It was there that [...]
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Nigeria: Govt Orders More Security in Violence-Plagued State
Following last week's political violence in Akwa Ibom State, the Federal Government has ordered the deployment of more security personnel to maintain peace and forestall any further outbreak of violence in the State.
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Treasury officials freeze more assets as part of Libya sanction effort
Treasury Department officials on Tuesday ratcheted up the financial pressure on Libya, freezing the assets of the foreign minister and 16 state-owned entities in a widening of the three-week-old U.S. sanctions effort.
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Crowds Come Over Roads and by Helicopters for Tanzanian?s Cure-All Potion
In the past few weeks, tens of thousands of sick people have scrambled for a sip of a 76-year-old retired pastor?s homebrewed drink.
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Obama keeps his eye on independent voters
President Obama's Friday news conference did little to advance U.S. policy on Libya or clarify the White House's position on resolving the budget impasse in Congress. The president nonetheless conveyed one unmistakable impression: He is now focused intently on winning back independent voters.
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Monday 28 March 2011
Crowds overwhelm 'miracle pastor'
A Tanzanian pastor asks people to stop going to his home seeking a "miracle cure" after thousands flock there, causing chaos in the surrounding area.
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Poll: Conditional support for Libya no-fly zone
Most Americans say they support U.S. participation in a no-fly zone over Libya as a way to neutralize Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's air force, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Airstrikes Clear Way for Libyan Rebels? First Major Advance
As night fell, rebel forces had driven almost uncontested to the town of Brega, erasing weeks of losses as airstrikes opened the way.
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In Libya, Gaddafi forces recapture strategic western town
ZAWIYAH, LIBYA - In the battle-scarred center of this small town, evidence abounds that the popular uprising here has been brutally crushed, in a bitter blow to the fast-fading hopes of rebels that they can succeed in toppling Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.
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In Libya, Gaddafi's forces dig into populated areas
Opposition fighters cheered and flashed victory signs as allied jets streaked across the sky Monday over the strategic city of Ajdabiya,
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Liberia
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In Cairo, Hillary Clinton pledges millions in U.S. aid to Egypt
CAIRO - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to the wellspring of Egypt's pro-democracy revolution on Tuesday to pledge tens of millions of dollars in U.S. financial aid and business incentives while also appealing for Arab help in ending the escalating violence in Libya and Bahrain .
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Sunday 27 March 2011
Gaddafi could turn to Libya's mustard gas stockpile, some officials fear
Western reconnaissance is focusing on a small garage at a remote site in the Libyan desert, though nothing untoward has been seen so far.
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Kenya forces 'cross into Somalia'
Kenyan forces have crossed into Somali territory to fight al-Shabab militants, an official source tells the BBC, although it is denied by the police.
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Despite Allied Airstrikes, Crackdown Keeps Tense Peace in Tripoli
During a rare unsupervised visit a rebellious neighborhood, several residents warned that a crackdown by Colonel Qaddafi?s security forces had left them terrified of taking to the streets again anytime soon.
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Kenya forces 'cross into Somalia'
Kenyan forces have crossed into Somali territory to fight al-Shabab militants, an official source tells the BBC, although it is denied by the police.
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In Cairo, Hillary Clinton pledges millions in U.S. aid to Egypt
CAIRO - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to the wellspring of Egypt's pro-democracy revolution on Tuesday to pledge tens of millions of dollars in U.S. financial aid and business incentives while also appealing for Arab help in ending the escalating violence in Libya and Bahrain .
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Benin
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Airstrikes Clear Way for Libyan Rebels? First Major Advance
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi?s forces retreated from the strategic city of Ajdabiya in the first major advance for rebels since American and European airstrikes began.
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Saturday 26 March 2011
Zimbabwe MDC minister 'in hiding'
One of the ministers in charge of Zimbabwe's police tells the BBC she is in hiding for fear she would be arrested as part of a Zanu-PF plot against the MDC.
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Chad
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Clinton visits Cairo's Tahrir Square, decries violence in Bahrain
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hails the "power of the human spirit" in a surprise visit to Cairo's Tahrir Square, a bright spot in a trip mostly focused on ominous developments elsewhere in the Middle East.
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Namibia: Floods Force School Closures in the North
FLOODING has forced the closure of schools in the Omusati, Ohangwena, Oshikoto and Oshana regions.
Libyan rebels' stronghold becomes ghostly war zone
Moammar Gaddafi's troops enter the eastern rebel stronghold, forcing thousands to pack their cars and flee in the direction of the Egyptian border.
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Stealing babies
Child kidnapping shows collapse of Nigerian society
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Friday 25 March 2011
Somalia: Mortars Kill 10 in Mogadishu
At least 10 people have been killed and 31 others injured after African Union troops and Somali government forces shelled mortars in Bakaro, the largest market in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu on Wednesday.
13 die in sectarian violence in Cairo
CAIRO - Thirteen people died in overnight clashes between Christians and Muslims in the worst outbreak of sectarian violence in Egypt since last month's ouster of president Hosni Mubarak, officials reported Wednesday.
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Puntland
A profile of the Somali region which declared autonomy in 1998
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Obama administration seeks more U.N. authority to intervene in Libya
The Obama administration pressed Thursday for greater United Nations authority to confront Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's forces by land, air and sea, while insisting that Arab governments play a central role in any possible military action.
Egypt's interior minister has dissolved of the country's hated state security agency
CAIRO - Egypt's interior minister has dissolved of the country's hated state security agency.
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Libya: No Plans for Regime Change, Assures UN Chief
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon brushed aside widespread speculation that the U.S.-led military attacks on Libya is part of a much-wider plan with a hidden political agenda: the ouster of Muammar el-Gaddafi from power.
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Thursday 24 March 2011
Envisioning a post-Gaddafi future, some refugees consider returning
Already looking ahead to a post-Gaddafi future, many Libyans who had fled Benghazi are talking about returning and describe a new sense of unity and civic responsibility that has taken root in their city since the uprising began. Coalition attacks against Gaddafi's forces give them hope.
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Liberia: Election Chief Denies Links With Sirleaf
Amidst mounting criticisms both within opposition quarters and the public in general that NEC's Chairman James Fromoyan is heavily linked to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and his political interest is already tied to the ruling Unity Party, Mr. Fromoyan yesterday broke silence and clarified that he has no connections with the chief Executive as claimed by some opposition politicians in the country.
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U.S., Europe considering naval operations to deliver humanitarian aid to Libya
The United States and its European allies are considering the use of naval assets to deliver humanitarian aid to Libya and to block arms shipments to the government of Moammar Gaddafi, even as they weigh the legality of imposing a no-fly zone without United Nations authorization, according to U.S...
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Critics say Egypt getting crash course in constitutional confusion
CAIRO - If it's true that Egypt pulled off a so-called Facebook revolution, then the nation is about to confront a status change in its relationship with democracy: "It's complicated." Very.
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Algeria/Morocco: Fifty Injured in Soccer Ticket Frenzy
Up to 50 people, including five police officers, were injured in jostling in the Algerian town of Annaba as football fans rushed to buy tickets for the CAN 2012 qualifier match between Morocco and Algeria.
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Wednesday 23 March 2011
Israel says its navy intercepts Egypt-bound ship carrying arms off Mediterranean coast
JERUSALEM - Israel intercepted a ship carrying a large delivery of arms off the country's Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, saying the shipment included sophisticated weaponry sent by Iran and Syria for Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
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Senegal releases 'coup plotters'
Senegal releases four people suspected of planning a coup, saying there is not enough evidence to prosecute them.
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Southern Sudan Feels Freedom Close at Hand
After decades of war, southern Sudan is at the moment it has been yearning for with a vote on independence.
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Nigeria: Jonathan, Buhari in Crossfire Over Jos Campaign Deaths
It was an exchange of fire Tuesday as the Jonathan/Sambo Presidential Campaign Council and the Buhari/Bakare Presidential Campaign traded blames over Monday's stampede at Buhari's campaign rally in Jos that claimed the lives of four of Buhari's supporters with several others sustaining various degrees of injury.
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Zimbabwe Health Care, Paid With Peanuts
For many rural people, cash is so scarce that the 85-bed Chidamoyo Christian Hospital allows bartering.
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Gadhafi tells rebels 'surrender or flee' as his forces gain in east and west Libya
TOBRUK, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's forces struck the rebellion's heartland with airstrikes, missiles and artillery on Tuesday, trying for the first time to take back a city that serves as a crucial gateway for the band of fighters who threatened his four-decade hold on power. Rebels rushed to the fro
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Guguletu Journal: Counting the Victims in a Honeymoon Killing
A murder in South Africa began as a tale of a calamitous honeymoon in a crime-ridden land and turned into a story of a planned killing.
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Cameroon: Controversy Over Govt Shutdown of Twitter
Reporters Without Borders is having difficulty establishing whether Cameroonian mobile phone operator MTN's Twitter via SMS service has finally been restored after being blocked for about 10 days at the government's behest. Contradictory statements are being made.
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Tuesday 22 March 2011
Libya's Gadhafi, increasingly isolated internationally, finds supporters in Latin America
CARACAS, Venezuela - As Moammar Gadhafi finds himself increasingly isolated internationally, he still has at least a few friends far away.
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Nigeria: Naira Recovers From 18-Month Lows
THE Naira bounced from its weakest level in 18 months on Friday, buoyed by expectations that a government agency was about to make a large dollar sale, traders said.
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U.S., allies seek to maintain Arab support for military intervention in Libya
U.S. and European diplomats moved quickly to rally wavering Arab support for military intervention in Libya after key Arab officials complained about Western airstrikes.
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U.N. confirms probe into allegations of torture by Gaddafi's forces
The torture inquiry, the latest international move to bring pressure on Libya's Moammar Gaddafi, is confirmed as NATO ministers meet to weigh options for intervention.
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Arab League's backing of no-fly zone over Libya ramps up pressure on West
The league's move represents an extraordinary step by the leading Arab organization, historically reluctant to sanction a member, and provided fresh evidence of the reformist spirit recasting Arab politics.
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Libya gains control of more rebel territory
No-fly zone supporters fear international action could come too late to help rebels.
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Monday 21 March 2011
News Analysis: Ensconced in the Presidency, With No Budging in Ivory Coast
Despite new sanctions and financial pressures that rain down almost daily, Laurent Gbagbo, appears determined to stay Ivory Coast?s president.
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Allies Open Air Assault on Qaddafi?s Forces in Libya
American and European forces began strikes against the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in the largest international military intervention in the Arab world since the invasion of Iraq.
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As Gadhafi struggles at home, AU moves forward on his pet project: the United States of Africa
JOHANNESBURG - As Libya's leader struggles to keep his grip on power, one of his pet projects appears to be moving ahead at the African Union, which took initial steps Tuesday toward creating his grand plan: the United States of Africa.
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Egypt's leaders seek police force's speedy return to duty
CAIRO - Responding to public alarm over escalating lawlessness and sectarian violence, Egyptian political leaders urged police Thursday to return to the streets as soon as possible, saying their absence threatens to undermine the country's fledgling democracy.
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A Day for Democracy
Egyptians flocked to the polls in record numbers on Saturday to vote on a referendum that will shape the country?s future.
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Sunday 20 March 2011
A Day for Democracy
Egyptians flocked to the polls in record numbers on Saturday to vote on a referendum that will shape the country?s future.
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Guguletu Journal: Counting the Victims in a Honeymoon Killing
A murder in South Africa began as a tale of a calamitous honeymoon in a crime-ridden land and turned into a story of a planned killing.
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'Baby bin'
Giving chance of life to South Africa's unwanted infants
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Gadhafi tells rebels 'surrender or flee' as his forces gain in east and west Libya
TOBRUK, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's forces struck the rebellion's heartland with airstrikes, missiles and artillery on Tuesday, trying for the first time to take back a city that serves as a crucial gateway for the band of fighters who threatened his four-decade hold on power. Rebels rushed to the fro
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Seychelles
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Critics say Egypt getting crash course in constitutional confusion
With voting scheduled five weeks after the old regime was toppled, pundits and politicians have expressed deep concern that citizens are ill prepared to comprehend what proposed constitutional amendments mean.
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Libya gains control of more rebel territory
No-fly zone supporters fear international action could come too late to help rebels.
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Saturday 19 March 2011
Obama concerned about Gaddafi's gains but says noose is tightening on Libyan leader
Obama administration edges closer to Libya's formal opposition but stops far short of recognizing the rebel transitional council as the legitimate government.
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Businessman escapes Libya posing as Gaddafi loyalist
IN RAS JDIR, TUNISIA On the dusty road out of Libya, the flood of humanity has narrowed to a trickle, mostly carloads of Libyans doing cross-border trade or foreign laborers on foot, lugging cheap suitcases and overstuffed plastic bags toward a teeming tent camp.
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Madagascar: A Poor Country Gets Poorer
Madagascar, one of the world's poorest countries, has lost about US$400 million in donor support since the 17 March 2009 coup in which Andry Rajoelina, with the support of the military, deposed President Marc Ravalomanana.
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Raids on Opposition Stir Fears in Ivory Coast
After years of political violence, an election was meant to put it all to right, but it seems to have done the opposite.
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Zanzibar
An overview of Zanzibar, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media
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Egypt's leaders seek police force's speedy return to duty
CAIRO - Responding to public alarm over escalating lawlessness and sectarian violence, Egyptian political leaders urged police Thursday to return to the streets as soon as possible, saying their absence threatens to undermine the country's fledgling democracy.
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Two fighters, shoulder to shoulder, show the diversity of the Libyan rebel forces
One is a scruffy rabble-rouser, the other is a clean-shaven Islamist, but they are united in their fight against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.
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Friday 18 March 2011
Obama offers tempered support for Libya rebels
President Obama on Friday offered only tempered support for Libya's rebels and played down the feasibility of Western military intervention to aid their cause, raising questions about how far he is willing to go to help fulfill his declaration last week that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi "must le...
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Mass Swazi protest at pay freeze
Civil servants hold the biggest march in Swaziland for several years to protest at a pay freeze, while King Mswati plans lavish celebrations.
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As U.N. Backs Military Action in Libya, U.S. Role Is Unclear
The Security Council on Thursday authorized measures to protect Libyan civilians from forces loyal to Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, but the U.S. military might confine itself to a supporting role.
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Tunisia
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Ivory Coast Forces Crack Down on Opposition
A bloody raid by Ivory Coast security forces were ordered by Laurent Gbagbo, the strongman who refuses to step down despite losing last year?s presidential election.
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Twitter is Slowly Coming Back to Africa
Over 2.5 years ago Twitter shut down all operations in Africa. Back then, in August of 2008, it really didn’t matter too much as the penetration rates for the service in Africa, and most of the world, were negligible. A lot has changed since then as Twitter has become a defacto communications too, and in [...]
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Madagascar
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Thursday 17 March 2011
In Libya, advance by Gaddafi forces sends rebels fleeing
TRIPOLI, LIBYA - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi sent opposition fighters fleeing Thursday from a strategic oil port in eastern Libya that rebels had held for a week, appearing to reverse the rebels' advances toward Tripoli.
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Libya: UN Urges Respect for Right to Life And Protection of Children As Violence Rages
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting the right to freedom of expression today urged the authorities in Libya to respect human life and ensure that citizens are not denied their rights, notably the right of children to education in a safe environment.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201103171094.html
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At least 50 African Union peacekeepers dead in Somalia clashes
About 50 African Union peacekeepers have died in clashes with militants linked to al-Qaeda over the past two weeks.
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Rebels repel Gaddafi loyalists in battle for key Libyan oil port
BREGA, LIBYA - Rebel fighters repelled powerful ground and air assaults on this key oil port Wednesday as forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi launched their first offensive against the opposition-controlled eastern part of Libya.
Africa: Researchers Pursue New Ideas for Climate Protection
At first glance, a bouquet of flowers and a dead fish seem to have little in common, but on second thought maybe they do.
In Cairo, Hillary Clinton pledges millions in U.S. aid to Egypt
CAIRO - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to the wellspring of Egypt's pro-democracy revolution on Tuesday to pledge tens of millions of dollars in U.S. financial aid and business incentives while also appealing for Arab help in ending the escalating violence in Libya and Bahrain .
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Wednesday 16 March 2011
South Africa: Zuma Commits to Tackle Alcohol And Drug Abuse
Alcohol and drug abuse as well as drug trafficking will receive renewed and more energetic attention from government, President Jacob Zuma announced this week.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201103160948.html
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In Libya, underground jail a daunting reminder of Moammar Gaddafi's grip
Libyans travel to homes in Benghazi where the leader stayed during to the port city before rebels took the town.
Southern Africa: Plumbing Grey Data for Clear Water
They come like pilgrims to the Department of Geological Surveys office in Lobatse, 120 kilometres south of the Botswana capital. In the sparsely furnished offices there, they pore over charts, trying to take the guesswork out of choosing where to sink a borehole.
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201103160198.html
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Ugandan jail for Somalia shooting
Three Ugandan soldiers from the African Union force in Somalia are jailed for injuring civilians in two shooting incidents in Mogadishu.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-12764412
In Egypt, crowd cheers newly appointed prime minister Essam Sharaf
CAIRO - Massive crowds turned out across the Arab world for a Friday of mostly peaceful protests, although the Iraqi government responded with a forceful crackdown and at least three people were killed in Yemen.
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Southern Sudan Feels Freedom Close at Hand
After decades of war, southern Sudan is at the moment it has been yearning for with a vote on independence.
Source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ae96059ff79af9a06dd7a6a4984cb8eb
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